News: India tops among the 110 countries, as the destinations for attractiveness to foreign investors. China has secured the 65th position and the U.S. is at the 50th. The ranking is based on an index for baseline profitability that assumes that three factors: how much the value of an asset grows; ...

News: The Indian Prime Minister has launched Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) on  28th June 2015 at Varanasi. Government of India will provide budgetary support of Rs. 45,800 crore over the entire implementation period of IPDS. Benefits : It aims at strengthening of sub-transmission network, Metering, IT application, Customer Care ...

News: First time ever, the reserves rose $1.171 billion in the week to June 19 to $355.459 billion. RBI sterilises the flow to prevent the rupee gaining sharply when it wants to keep Indian exports competitive in the international market. RBI data reflect that foreign currency assets rose $1.136 billion ...

News: The union labour ministry proposes to come out with four labour codes in the areas of wages, industrial relations, social security and working conditions to strengthen safety and social security of workers. The Government is holding tri-partite meetings with representatives of trade unions, employers and Central and State governments ...

Bio toilets to be installed on trains marking completion of the first year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Campaign by Prime Minister. Indian Railway has undertaken an initiative to make 367 km of tracks free from discharge of human waste from toilets on trains in the current fiscal. To begin ...

News: A survey will be conducted from July 1 to September 30, by Maharashtra government on cooperative societies in the state, to zero in on societies which exist ‘only on paper’. Officers and staff of the department will make spot visits to the societies and check if it is functioning ...

News: More than 30 hardcore rebels of anti-talk faction of NDFB, including its military commander B. Bidai, are running for shelter in the Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam. They could not sustain the mounting pressure of the security forces and surrendered before the Army in two separate batches. Army had ...

News: Uttarakhand state government wishes to develop tourism through an ambitious project of ropeways. The Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma held a meeting with Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand, Dinesh Dhanai in New Delhi . State government wishes to ...

News: Ministry of Railways has started a passenger friendly measure on pilot basis, under which SMS would be sent to passengers informing about train cancellation in case the train in which they have booked their tickets for is cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. The SMS will be sent to their ...

News: Several shops, in the small town in the centre of Tibet, who import Indian handicrafts, spices and textiles, using ‘Made in India’ sign boards and traders are cashing on border trade through the Nathu La pass. The India-China trade through Nathu La, which is just 50 km from this ...